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Adrian Peterson was asked if he was frustrated that the Vikings only gave him eight carries, the fewest of his career: “What do you think?”...

Antone Exum Takes Down Idiot On The Field

Antone Exum Jr. is known for being a helpful guy, and his spirit got the best of him today in Oakland when a fan ran onto the field and got taken down by the Vikings defensive back....

Vikings Angry At "Cheap" Rams After Late Hits On Teddy Bridgewater

Vikings players and coaches had strong words for the Rams—and especially defensive coordinator Gregg Williams—after Minnesota’s 21-18 overtime win, completed without QB Teddy Bridgewater, who left early in the fourth after being knocked unconscious by a shoulder to the head from CB Lamarcus Joyner....

Teddy Bridgewater Left Momentarily Unconscious After Taking A Vicious Hit

Teddy Bridgewater was attempting to slide for a first down when Lamarcus Joyner ran into him and knocked him unconscious with this vicious elbow strike. The tackle drew an unnecessary roughness penalty. Bridgewater laid there unconscious for a while, before leaving the game to be evaluated for concu...

Adrian Peterson's "Injury" Was Swallowing His Chewing Tobacco

Players get shuffled around NFL injury reports all the time. Whether or not someone will play is of major interest to fans and fantasy football players, so injury reports are scrutinized. Last night, Adrian Peterson got downgraded to questionable in the Vikings injury report due to a mysterious illn...

MMQB has a fun story about the Minnesota Vikings’ Donut Club, a group of players that gather way too early on Saturday morning and perform some elaborate rituals before consuming delicious, sugary donuts. [MMQB]...

Ragnar Is Holding Out For $20,000 A Game

Fans noticed a distinct lack of of Ragnar, the biker viking mascot, at Minnesota’s first home game this weekend. That led the Vikings to issue a statement yesterday confirming that Ragnar, absent for the first time since 1993, isn’t there because the team can’t agree with him on how much loot and pl...

I Think Ragnar Might Be Overvaluing Himself 

The Vikings appear to have parted ways with Ragnar, the bearded, motorcycle-riding berserker who’s attended games since 1994. I don’t really care all that much, but I do like this photo of sad Ragnar watching the game from his living room. [KARE]...

Please Do Better, Vikings Fans

One of the most hardest hitting babies in the league was spotted at TCF Bank Stadium today. I mean, if you can afford to take the whole family to an NFL game, you can probably afford to get the kid a new shirsey to go with the Bosworth ‘do. ...

Cops Arrest Four From 49ers Stadium Parking Lot Fight

Yesterday, the Santa Clara Police Department announced that they had arrested four people, three men and one woman, for felony assault for Monday’s parking lot beating at Levi’s Stadium, where a handful of 49ers fans kicked around a Vikings fan in an Antoine Winfield jersey. ...

Video Shows 49ers Fans Beating Vikings Fan In Parking Lot

A video uploaded by Brandon Cosio after Monday night’s Vikings-49ers game appears to show a group of 49ers fans kicking and punching a Vikings fan in an Antoine Winfield jersey in a parking lot outside of Levi’s Stadium. As a warning, the video’s rough to watch....

Adrian Peterson's Learning Curve Is Steep

One game isn’t nearly enough to judge how well Adrian Peterson can pick up where he left off after being out of football for a full calendar year. There were too many variables that went into his quiet night in Santa Clara to make any sweeping pronouncements on whether he’ll recapture his form. But ...

Construction on the new Vikings stadium was halted after one worker was killed and another seriously injured in a fall this morning....

Adrian Peterson Will Never Believe He Did Anything Wrong

The latest issue of ESPN The Magazine features an in-depth look at the last year of Adrian Peterson’s life, during which the star running back missed almost the entire 2014 season and lost many of his sponsorships in the wake of an indictment on child abuse charges. There’s a lot going on the story,...

Why Your Team Sucks 2015: Minnesota Vikings

Some people are fans of the Minnesota Vikings. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Minnesota Vikings. This 2015 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here....

Former Steelers Kicker Jeff Reed Ejected From Hall Of Fame Game [Update]

Jeff Reed no longer plays in the NFL, but the former Steelers kicker showed up in the crowd at Sunday’s Hall of Fame Game in Canton. He wasn’t there the whole time, however. According to other fans at the game, Reed was escorted from his seat for allegedly fighting with another fan. ...

Adrian Peterson Gets Off Probation 15 Months Early

Adrian Peterson was sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor reckless assault last November. That probation was suddenly cut short when Judge Kelly Case signed a motion to terminate the sentence last week, and the Montgomery County District Attorney isn’t too happy about...

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Move The Minnesota Vikings To Pluto

Thanks to the New Horizons probe, the world’s seeing marvelous new photos of dwarf planet Pluto and its moons this week. The 10-year trip cost approximately $720 million, and as WCCO’s Pat Kessler pointed out in a lighthearted way, the Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium will require more money and not c...